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Violin Making, Second Edition Revised and Expanded: An Illustrated Guide for the Amateur (Fox Chapel Publishing)

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Making a beautiful violin is easier than you think! You don't have to be a professional luthier to build a handsome hand-crafted violin. All you need are just a few common tools, wood, and the simplified violin-making process found inside the newly revised and updated Violin Making.The early version of this book helped many first-time instrument makers build their own stunning violins-and their beautiful work is displayed inside in a new color photo gallery. Author and lifelong teacher Bruce Ossman uses his simple techniques and clear instruction to guide you through every single step of making a violin. With the full-size patterns and detailed illustrations include, you will be on your way to crafting an instrument fit for an orchestra. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fox Chapel Publishing


Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 1, 2009


Edition ‏ : ‎ Revised and Expanded


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 112 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1565234359


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 52


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.54 x 0.28 x 10.96 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #488,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #372 in Violins (Books) #536 in Woodworking Projects (Books) #19,406 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books)


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    • This is the one to buy
Format: Paperback
This book contains everything you need to build your first violin with a minimum of expensive tools. There are clear illustrated steps and templates to photocopy and cut out and paste on your wood. Where other books are vague, this is the one to go for.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2025 by Amazon Customer
    • Good fiddle building book, nice hand drawn illustrations, very step by step
Format: Paperback
I enjoyed this book on fiddle building. I like the hand drawn illustrations, and the photographs of some of the completed fiddles. I also enjoyed the go for it and don't be afaid to screw up attitude - just do it! Just start, and jump each hurdle as it comes ... The method of building was also somewhat unique, though perhaps a bit rough in certain regards, for a modern bench made fiddle (he used glued laminations in a mold for the bent ribs, and only touched on bending using a bending iron, etc). But keep in mind, I have played quite a few rough fiddles, and some of them sound great! Also, the book was fun to read, and you can tell that Bruce Ossman has a great personality, and loves to explore/create/travel and basically distract himself with pleasurable pursuits ... Definately worth the $20 or so I spent on it! If you are already a pro builder, and looking for some new theories, you probably wouldn't get much more than a laugh out of this book (though I found the hand drawn illustrations very cool!)- and you've probably already read this book a long time ago anyway. If you want to build a fiddle, perhaps as a retirement hobby, this is a great book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2010 by Benjamin Herbst
    • Overall very good, but lacks detail
Format: Paperback
This book is great for understanding the basic construction of a violin and illustrates easy to follow steps on how to build it, BUT the book has very limited information. A days worth of reasearch on the web and more detailed info than the book has, can be found. Has alsmost no information on the varnishing of the violin. The illustrations are hand drawn, which is a great style, but so are the included templates, making them hard to use. Also all the info and patterns are only for a full size 4/4/ violin. Yes, this book is lacking a lot of info, but if you have no idea on how a violin is build, and are too lazy to do research, this is a beautiful, together well-put book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013 by Headhunter
    • Violin book review.
Format: Paperback
So far, seems very informative. Really appreciate the full size templates. Want to try to put the information into practice and try building a violin. 🤞🤞
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024 by sandra
    • Great, well presented, and clear to understand book. I'm really enjoying it.
Format: Paperback
I've been looking at a number of books on violin making and I have to say that I'm glad I chose this one. The price was very reasonable, and the information and diagrams inside are very clear and easy to understand. While one reviewer stated that he uses a non-traditional method of making the sides of the violin by using laminations, the book does cover heat bending the sides with a bending iron. However unless a person is building a lot of them or hollow body guitars I doubt you're going to have a bending iron. So by putting in information on how to do it using laminated sides the author opens up the possibility to more beginners. I'm sure as a person advances in their violin making they'll want to refer to other books but for a beginner I think this book does a good job of laying out the information and steps in an easy to understand way. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2015 by customer
    • Fantastic book!!
Format: Paperback
I got a hold of a mid 1700's violin that wasvin pieces from age and storage, i've heard of this book before,and im glad i got it!. Its very detailed and helped me on this restoration project,its almost done and i would like to send a few pics of it to the author or publisher. If youre building or repairing string instruments, this book should be in your tool arsenal ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2023 by Lee Ranshaw
    • Very good book. Tons of illustrations
Format: Paperback
Very good book. Tons of illustrations. I'm currently building a guitar and thought it would be fun to give this a try. It has multiple pictures on every page of the book illustrating what it is talking about. You almost don't even need to read the book. The day I got it I tumbed through it and it makes building a violin look pretty easy. One of the other reviews said the the templates we hand drawn and they didn't feel comfortable using them. The templates are hand drawn, but they are actually pretty good. They don't bother me at all. The back of the book has some links for where to buy materials. All of them are out of date, but I think I can find the stuff eat enough. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017 by Matthew
    • Great book, butneeds a few tweaks.
Format: Paperback
The book honestly is great. I love that the author was very honest about what truly makes a good violin. You get a lot of luthiers who consider themselves Stradivarius' next of kin and hold a pompous sacredness for materials that rivals that of the man himself. When in actuality science and blind sound tests have shown that the quality of a violin's sound comes from so many unknown variables that the best thing a luthier can do is assemble decent materials and concentrate on good construction techniques. Mr. Ossman does a great job of introducing amateur luthiers into the world of violin making. The only complaint I have is that the full size templates look to be hand drawn. I was doing some of my cutting on a CNC machine and was hoping for crisper patterns to work from. Although I'm sure his sketches are accurate, the seemingly wiggly lines made me uneasy. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2011 by denmark219

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